IN LOVE WITH A COLD,HOT,OLDER MAN

2. New home

Ariana's p.o.v

"Wake her up." A cold voice commanded snapping me out of my sleep, I opened my eyes and sat upright.

I looked at the man who was staring at me coldly then at the driver who quickly shook his head slightly.

I slowly looked at my hands which were on my lap in fear when I heard the door open then close.

"You can now look up, our master has gone out." The driver said softly to me, instantly making me look at him.

He was smiling at me softly, something about his smile reminded me of Peter. I sniffed trying so hard not to cry.

"It's okay to cry now, I really don't know what is going on but, if you are hurt or feel very lonely, crying will make you feel better." He whispered as the tears I was holding back rolled on my cheeks.

"I just want to go back home." I sobbed as the man sighed softly.

"There is no such thing as going back home." He answered sadly while scratching his head uncomfortably.

"How can you say that?. Please help me, I really want to go back, I miss moma and Peter a lot." I said loudly trying to make him understand, I had my own family.

"I'm really sorry kid, I can't help you, no one goes back once you are taken in by the master, I'm the living proof, I was bought by him a few years ago, my father really hated me, he usually beat me up and abused me, one day I ran away from home and almost got into an accident, that's when I met master for the first time. He was in the car that almost took my life, he said nothing and so I went back, the next freaking day he was at my place negotiating with my father over buying me." He explained seriously.

"Are you saying that he saved you?" I asked angrily in a whisper.

"Not really, but kind of." He answered as I glared at him.

"I was happy with moma, Antony, and Peter, I had all the toys I could ever want at Peter's house, Antony usually beat me up but there was never a day I had wished to run away and leave them behind." I yelled.

"Look, Brandon is not... I mean master is never going to let you escape, and that's just it, when I was sold to him and brought here, I tried a thousand times to go back, not because I missed my abusive father, no, I missed my mother deeply. I knew that my father would begin to take out his frustration on my mother immediately his money would finish, I was so worried, and so I tried to escape, but every time I did, I was captured by a guard and brought back, the master would punish me as he pleased for two days, but I just couldn't give up. I hated him a lot for taking me away from my mother, and I hated him more for the punishment he gave me, after a few years of not succeeding in my wanting to escape,Triza the head maid then told me about what master had been doing secretly, master had bought a house for my mother and paid for her bills when she was critically ill, I didn't want to believe it until one day Triza helped me to make a secret phone call, and she was right, my mother was very happy and healthy, and every month, master sent her a huge sum of money in my name. I then started seeing how kind he actually was, in order to show my gratitude to him, I became his personal driver, although he rarely picks me to go out with him." he said as I wiped off my tears.

"I don't care what you say, I don't want to stay here." I answered strongly.

"I'm not suppose to say this but, my case is very different from yours, once the master Set's his eyes on any girl, he does everything in his power to have them, when he finally gets them, he loses interest in them and treats them as nothing, although it's my first time seeing him have interest in a little girl." He muttered under his breath.

"I'm not that little, I'm twelve years old." I answered.

"Yep, you are still little, anyway, just a friendly advice, whatever you do, don't anger the master, don't make eye contact and don't speak to him unless spoken to, you should just give up before you begin trying because you will never go back." He said with a smile then cleared his throat.

"By the way, I'm called Shadrach, and your name is?" He asked.

"I'm Ar...i...I'm Ariana." I answered while grinding my teeth on purpose hoping he doesn't get to hear my name clearly.

"Ariana, nice name, anyway Ariana, welcome to your new home." He said while he unlocked the door and stepped out.

He quickly went around and opened the door for me, I looked at him with frowned brows then slowly stepped out, when I saw the huge mansion that was in front of me, I gasped loudly, amazed at its size and beauty.

"Is this a castle?" The words just slipped out of my mouth.

I quickly bite my lower lip as Shadrach burst out in laughter.

"Wow, you are really something, I have a good feeling your presence will definitely light up this place." He said then got my hand, I was about to pull it out of his grip when he tightened his hold.

"I can let go of your hand and watch you struggle to go in, or I can show you around the place, plus help you pick a new room." He said.

I stopped trying to pull my hand away and let him hold it, he walked into the mansion with me by his side.

I focused on the way not wanting to look around.

"Triza!" He called loudly as we approached the stairs that were going up.

An elderly woman came out of the room and stared at him, then glared at me coldly.

I felt fear begin to build up in me, why was she looking at me with anger?.

"This is Ariana, she's the girl master had told us about, I was wondering if you could show her, to her room." He said as I turned and faced him with a pleading look, I didn't want to go with the scary lady.

"I have no time for babysitting." She answered then turned back and walked away.

"Wow, she never loses her cold charm when she meets a new face." He whispered then pulled my hand while he we went upstairs.

"That lady scares me." I said honestly.

"Who?. Triza?. Are you kidding me?. Triza is an angel, it's just that she usually puts up a scary face and attitude every time she meets a new face." He answered with a chuckle.

We slowly walked into the passage that had beautiful paintings on the walls and amazing decorations.

"You can pick any room you like." He said while looking at the doors which were close to each other.

"Please help me pick one." I said softly.

He looked at me then nodded, we walked to the far end of the passage and stood at the last door.

"This will be your room." He said while he opened the door.

I stood frozen in shock looking at the beautiful White-Golden painted room.

"Go in." He whispered giving me a light push.

I walked in with wide eyes admiring the huge bed that was in the middle, it looked so fluffy and comfy, the covers were totally white and the pillows gold, on my left was a huge wardrobe filled with all different kind of shoes and clothes, on my right was a huge mirror, next to it was a beautiful lamp and a big dressing table filled with different types of cosmetics.

"No, I can't get this room, I'm sure it has an owner." I said quickly.

"No it doesn't, look, master didn't really know what a little girl like you would like, so he ordered some workers to paint every room in this wig with a different colour, he also bought different types of clothes and cosmetics for you, I don't know what colour you really like, but I thought gold and white would be great for you." He said as I smiled then nodded.

"Thank you so much." I said softly.

"Welcome kiddo, and do take a bath and get some rest, I will bring breakfast to you soon." He said with a smile then walked out.

I bite my lower lip then quickly ran and threw myself on the bed, I was dying to do that ever since I walked into the bedroom.

I kept quiet for a minute, when I thought of Peter, I couldn't hold it back anymore, I really missed him a lot, I cried for my best friend, I cried for moma, I cried for Antony and I cried for myself, I was trapped in this place with no way out.